Quick Before You Forget

Today we’re talking about money.

Budgeting. Saving. Investing. Debt. Mindset.

But not in the “cut your Starbucks treat and buy a house” kind of way.

We’re talking about it in a way that actually feels achievable, empowering, and grounded in real life.

Because no matter where you are in your career, your business, or your life, money stress has a way of creeping in and taking over when you don’t have a system and when you’re avoiding it altogether.

In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, I sit down with financial literacy coach, CPA, and author Jamie Troll to talk about what’s really going on beneath the surface when it comes to money.

We get into:

why so many smart, capable people feel behind
how avoidance keeps us stuck longer than we realize 
the simple shift of giving every dollar a job
and how money can actually become a tool for good, not something to fear 

This conversation isn’t just about finances.

It’s about taking your power back. It’s about getting honest. It’s about building a life that actually feels like yours.

If you’ve been doing everything “right” but still feel off… this is a good place to start.

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Chapters

00:00 – The Message We All Need to Hear Why stepping into your financial power matters more than ever

01:00 – Meet Jamie Trull CPA, financial literacy coach, and author of Hidden Profit

03:00 – The Childhood Story That Changed Everything Saving $120 at age 10 and what it revealed about money 

07:00 – The Moment That Radicalized Her Money Mindset How one book and compound interest changed her life

10:00 – “I’m Behind” Is a Lie The mindset that keeps people stuck and how to shift it

13:00 – What Entrepreneurs Get Wrong About Profit Corporate vs. small business thinking

17:00 – Why Money Feels So Emotional (and Overwhelming) Fear, avoidance, and what’s really underneath

21:00 – Stop Avoiding Your Numbers: Why facing the truth is always better than ignoring it 

24:00 – The Story She Almost Didn’t Share Vulnerability, intuition, and the “starling” moment

28:00 – The Power of Community and Collective Impact: Why we can do more together than alone 31:00 – The Truth About Money Being “Bad” Rewriting one of the most dangerous beliefs

34:00 – The Practical Shift: Give Every Dollar a Job A simple but powerful financial system

38:00 – Her Deeper Why: Justice and Impact The thread that’s been there all along

41:00 – What She’d Tell Her Younger Self Perfectionism, fear, and taking action anyway

45:00 – The Unreal Moment That Changed Everything Showing up during COVID—and what it created

52:00 – What Matters Most Right Now Family, presence, and building a better future

56:00 – Music, Resilience, and Emotional Anchors and the songs that carry her through

Jess Glynne: Don't Be So Hard On Yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THeLVhU53ow&list=RDTHeLVhU53ow&start_radio=1

Taylor Swift: Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOZFiX6hDXQ&list=RDvOZFiX6hDXQ&start_radio=1

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You don’t feel lost because you’re broken. You feel lost because you’ve stopped looking up.

In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, host Ty Schmidt sits down at Lazy Pickle Studios in LA with actor, storyteller, and abundant and inspiring human Bourke Floyd.

This conversation goes deep into:

• Feeling lost and not enough
• How grief and joy can coexist
• Why “process over outcome” changes everything
• Finding your purpose when nothing makes sense
• The truth about self-worth and imposter syndrome
• How to be present in your own life

From growing up in foster care to navigating loss, identity, and unexpected breakthroughs, Bourke shares the moments that shaped him and the mindset shifts that helped him rebuild.

If you’ve been doing everything “right” but still feel off this is for you. Quick before you forget:

You are not behind.
You are not broken.
You are becoming.

Meaningful Moments: 

00:00 – Faith, loss, and finding meaning again
02:00 – Childhood, foster care, and the movie theater that changed everything
07:00 – Feeling seen: the moment that reshaped his life
09:30 – Finding “your people” and recognizing calling
11:30 – Noise vs signal: how to actually find your path
13:30 – “Adjust your antenna” (life-changing mindset)
15:30 – Putting your oxygen mask on first
17:30 – Grief, loss, and what it means to feel nothing
20:00 – The truth about self-blame and inner narratives
22:00 – The moment that saved his life
24:00 – Why you might be “drowning” without realizing it
26:00 – Parenting, patience, and learning from your kids
29:00 – Rejection is protection (life-changing reframe)
33:00 – Process over outcome (how to actually move forward)
36:00 – How to deal with self-doubt and rejection
40:00 – “Grief is the negative space that allows joy to shine”
42:00 – Why you already are enough
46:00 – The power of everyday human connection
48:00 – Faith, “GUS” (God/Universe/Spirit), and staying open
52:00 – Recognizing signs when you’re present
56:00 – Lessons from working with Anthony Hopkins & Robert Duvall
1:01:00 – Stop proving others wrong—prove yourself right
1:03:00 – Comparison, creativity, and staying in your lane
1:05:00 – The danger of chasing attention vs creating honestly
1:07:00 – “You versus you” and why comparison kills creativity
1:09:00 – What it means to create from truth instead of validation
1:11:00 – The difference between being “nice” and being truly kind (deeper layer)
1:13:00 – Truth, love, and the courage to say hard things
1:15:00 – Why most people avoid honesty (and what it costs them)
1:17:00 – Living in alignment vs performing for others
1:19:00 – Letting go of needing approval
1:21:00 – What it actually looks like to be authentic in real life
1:23:00 – The role of discipline in becoming who you are
1:25:00 – How to recognize when you’re out of alignment
1:27:00 – The internal vs external version of success
1:29:00 – Final reflections on presence, purpose, and people
1:31:00 – “Quick Before You Forget” closing question + takeaway

Bourke Floyd's Mix Tape
Mr. Blue Sky, Electric Light Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQUlA8Hcv4s
Dark Blue, Jack's Mannequin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5LjFkibA7w&list=RDP5LjFkibA7w&start_radio=1
Mixed Tape, Jack's Mannequin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdW48xSbb9s
Mae, All Deliberate Speed https://open.spotify.com/track/6d303F6IYNa7bcE6DMo3Ls
Counting Crows, August And Everything After https://open.spotify.com/album/4nKfZbCALT9H9LfedtDwnZ
Counting Crows, Recovering the Satellites https://open.spotify.com/album/4YArB2Q848BDmmwUUumEFP

Special thank you to Lazy Pickle Studios and Bourke Floyd for making the episode a reality.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything “right” but still feel exhausted, anxious, or unfulfilled, this episode will change the way you see your life. In this powerful and deeply human conversation on Quick Before You Forget, we learn from Madeleine Huot, the social worker and mindset expert behind Successful Female Mindset.

Madeleine and host Ty Schmidt explore how high achievers can rewire their thoughts, redefine success, and finally feel aligned from the inside out.

From years of experience in crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and mental health, Madeleine brings a perspective most mindset conversations are missing: 

• You don’t need to become someone new.
• You need to shift the direction of the brain you already have.

We talk about:

How to rewire your brain from worst-case thinking to possibility thinking
The hidden reason so many successful women feel burned out
Why your definition of success may be quietly hurting you
How to break free from societal expectations and internalized beliefs
The power of subconscious reprogramming and identity work
Simple daily practices to reduce anxiety and feel more present
Why kindness and connection literally save lives

And one of the most powerful takeaways: Your brain already knows how to spiral…what if you taught it to spiral toward possibility instead?

This episode is for you if you’re ready to:
✨ Stop chasing validation
✨ Start trusting yourself
✨ Redefine success on your terms
✨ And finally feel like your life matches who you really are

Press play. This one might just rewire everything for you.

Most leaders think leadership is about being the strongest person in the room.

Mick Hunt learned the hard way that it’s not.

After watching his company drop from 400 employees to less than 200 in 90 days, Mick was forced to confront a brutal question:

Would I follow myself? 

His honest answer changed everything.

In this powerful conversation, Mick shares the lessons that reshaped how he leads, serves, and builds teams, including the four leadership behaviors every great leader practices and the promise he made as a child that still guides him today. We talk about trust, empathy, fatherhood, preparation, and the quiet responsibility leaders carry when people choose to follow them.

This episode is about something bigger than leadership. It’s about becoming the person you were meant to be before it’s too late. If you've ever wondered whether you're truly leading, or just performing leadership, this conversation will stay with you.

In This Episode We Explore

• The leadership mistake that cost Mick half his team
• Why inspiration alone doesn’t activate people
• The 4 leadership behaviors every great leader practices
• Why empathy is often missing in high-performing leaders
• The difference between personal emotional intelligence and leadership emotional intelligence
• Why celebrating small wins transforms culture
• The hidden damage leaders cause when they “just do it themselves”
• How fatherhood reshaped Mick’s leadership philosophy
• Why preparation—not talent—creates opportunity
• The one question Mick asks himself that keeps him accountable

Quick Before You Forget: If you’re leading people today, ask yourself one question: would I follow me? Your answer might change everything.

He walked away from the dream people spend their whole lives chasing. And it led him straight to the life he was actually meant to live.

In this deeply emotional and wildly honest episode of Quick Before You Forget, host Ty Schmidt learns from Jason Fitz, a Juilliard-trained violinist, former touring musician with platinum records, and now one of the most respected voices in sports media, to talk about what it really takes to build a life that feels like yours.

This is a conversation about betting on yourself before you have proof, following curiosity when the path makes no sense, choosing purpose over applause, and learning that the people who change your life are often the ones who simply make you feel seen.

Jason shares the nonlinear story of going from classical violin and country music stages to ESPN and Yahoo Sports, but this episode is about so much more than career reinvention. It’s about self-belief, identity, gratitude, grief, presence, emotional honesty, and the kind of impact that lasts longer than fame ever could.

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to pivot, whether your path makes sense, whether your struggle has shaped you for something greater, or whether relationships still matter in a world obsessed with overnight success, this one is for you.

In this episode, we talk about:

How Jason Fitz went from Juilliard to national sports media
Why the most powerful career moves rarely look logical at first
The truth about self-belief when nobody else understands your vision
Why your why has to be stronger than your fear
How real relationships create the “benefit of the doubt” that changes everything
What gratitude can do in your darkest moments
The power of being emotional, honest, and fully human
Why presence matters more than chasing the next thing
How to stop living for one version of yourself and embrace the fullness of who you are

This episode is for the dreamers, the feelers, the builders, the pivoters, the people with a complicated story, and the ones trying to remember who they are while becoming who they’re meant to be.

00:00 Why relationships still matter more than virality

01:21 Meet Jason Fitz

03:39 From child violin prodigy to Juilliard

08:19 How music became his first career

10:39 The moment success stopped feeling fulfilling

11:54 Starting a sports podcast before it was cool

13:01 “I don’t need 40,000 listeners. I need one.”

13:35 The DM that changed his life

15:34 How ESPN finally noticed him

17:54 Quitting the band and betting on himself

20:18 Belief, fear, and the courage to keep going

22:38 Why your why has to be your drug

29:48 The mentor who changed everything

34:32 Benefit of the doubt changes everything

36:58 The power of being seen

39:18 Don’t just look for help — become it

41:38 Getting cut by ESPN and responding with gratitude

45:57 Perspective can be power or prison

48:13 Gratitude in the middle of real life

50:32 Family pain, healing, and honesty

52:50 How to stay grounded in the present

55:12 Stop chasing the next thing

57:33 The songs that bring him back to himself

58:20 What Turn the Page really meant to him

01:00:25 The magic of building something new

01:00:58 Why he’ll never let go of his emotions

01:02:40 You are allowed to be more than one thing

01:03:35 What matters most right now

01:05:03 Jason’s final message to the world

01:06:14 Where to find Jason Fitz

01:06:54 Outro Quick before you forget: You do not need a straight line.

You need courage, clarity, and the willingness to trust what keeps calling you.

Follow Jason Fitz: @jasonfitz Watch and listen via Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports Radio, and Yahoo Sports TV.

In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, host Ty Schmidt engages in a meaningful conversation with Ruchi Shah, industrial-organizational psychologist and author of We, Humans, for a deeply grounding conversation about what it means to come home to yourself when you feel burned out, lost, or disconnected.

Ruchi shares why so many of us learn to hide our humanness, how we “play peekaboo” with parts of ourselves (our emotions, our light, our shadow), and what it looks like, practically, to own your humanness and stop outsourcing your inner authority to the outside world.

You’ll also hear powerful reflections on grief, self-doubt, and why growth can feel intense (even “G-force” intense), plus a memorable story about fear turning into aliveness in real time. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, or like you’ve forgotten who you are, this episode is a reminder: you’re still in there.

Topics include: burnout recovery, self-awareness, self-trust, big emotions, masking, grief, fear vs excitement, community/tribe, and coming home to yourself.

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Meaningful Moments

00:00 – Welcome + intro to Ruchi Shah

02:45 – “I was perceived as oversensitive” + hiding humanness

05:06 – How We, Humans was born (legacy, son, experiential format)

07:28 – The “cards” concept + choosing a chapter

09:45 – “We humans play peekaboo with I” (light, shadow, emotional cues)

12:06 – What it means to “own your humanness” (only expert on you is you)

14:30 – What she’d tell her 22-year-old self (no regrets, unfolding)

16:48 – Megaphone message: “Wouldn’t it be lovely to be human?”

18:55 – Music as a way home (YAIMA “Gajumaru” + old stories)

21:16 – The 80th birthday question: legacy without needing to be present

23:42 – “What if you’re not a student—what if you’re a teacher?”

25:45 – Why growth feels intense (G-force metaphor) + becoming present in real time

27:38 – “We humans thrive when we tribe” (two-way streets + internal relationship)

32:16 – Grief + the “unique wiring” of emotions (crying = rage insight)

36:07 – Vocabulary for hard emotions + expressing the living human

38:34 – Quick Before You Forget rapid-fire answers

40:37 – Fear vs excitement + roller coaster story (“I’m alive!”)

42:53 – Closing gratitude + where and how to support the show

Ruchi Shah's Song of Survival: Gajumaru, YAIMA
We, Humans book: https://a.co/d/0aFSukIU

When life changes in an instant, who are you without the identity you built? In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, host Ty Schmidt learns from Jeff Griffin, Paralympic medalist, speaker, and resilience expert, about rebuilding your life after adversity, overcoming self-doubt, and rediscovering who you are when everything feels lost. After a devastating accident left him paralyzed from the waist down, Jeff had to face the ultimate identity crisis. What he discovered wasn’t just resilience. It was perspective. If you’re feeling burned out, uncertain, disconnected from your purpose, or stuck in self-doubt, this episode will remind you of what’s still inside you.

We talk about:

• How to shift your mindset when life falls apart
• What to do when your identity is stripped away
• The power of perspective in hard seasons
• Rebuilding after burnout or disappointment
• Why “impossible” might not mean what you think

Because sometimes the only thing standing between you and your next chapter is remembering who you are.

Meaningful Moments 

00:00 – You Are More Capable Than You Think
Jeff’s belief that we all have “God DNA” — and the power to create miracles in our own lives.

02:12 – A Childhood Lesson That Shaped Everything
The manure metaphor: turning challenges into growth.

06:15 – The Danger of “You Can’t” Thinking
How limiting beliefs get wired into our identity.

11:30 – Quitting on a Dream (and Lying About It)
Jeff shares the moment he walked away from football — and what it taught him.

24:26 – The Accident That Changed His Life
A 40-foot fall. A broken back. An identity crisis.

29:12 – “Why Are You Crying?”
The prison inmate who changed Jeff’s perspective forever.

32:00 – Perspective: Your Power or Your Prison
Shifting from what you can’t do to what you can.

34:51 – Writing Your Own Obituary
A powerful exercise to rediscover your purpose.

38:59 – The Daily Dime Habit
Five minutes that can change your mindset.

43:34 – Inch by Inch Is a Cinch
How to rebuild your life one small step at a time.

Jeff Griffin's Song of Survival: Colm Wilkinson's Dream the Impossible Dream

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What do you do when rejection is constant and life still requires you to keep going?

In this episode of Quick Before You Forget, Ty Schmidt welcomes actor Brent Bailey (yes — Kris K / Target Santa but also so many more amazing roles) to talk about reinvention, resilience, and staying grounded.

Brent shares what it was like going from a shy, introverted self described “computer nerd” to building a career in Hollywood, and the mindset shifts that help him handle rejection without letting it define his worth.

You’ll hear practical, real-life lessons on goal-setting, confidence, stepping out of your comfort zone, the role of therapy, and why learning to listen might be one of the most important skills we can rebuild right now.

If you’re tired of taking every “no” personally, this episode will help you breathe, dust off your self-confidence, and keep building anyway. 

Connect with Brent: @brentmbailey on Instagram

Jackie Chan video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rRwvSaSsuec

If this episode helped you: please follow, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs the reminder.

Meaningful Moments

00:00 – “You were shy?!” + the audition moment that shows how fear + self-consciousness can stop us

01:02 – Ty’s intro: what Quick Before You Forget is (music, mindset, movement) + welcoming Brent Bailey

02:28 – Childhood roots: kindness, work ethic, and what Brent learned from his parents

03:59 – The “go all-in” lesson: why half-trying protects your ego (but blocks your growth)

05:39 – Setbacks as teachers + why the goalpost always moves

07:34 – Handling rejection: separating identity from career + finances + supportive relationships

09:36 – A specific setback: being “the commercial guy,” losing an agent, and learning to communicate goals

11:38 – Wins: Target Santa/Kris K + working with major names + why people matter most

13:17 – Transition figures & role models: community, coaches, and being a fan as a superpower

17:15 – What Brent would tell his 22-year-old self (and why he wouldn’t change the past)

19:46 – Megaphone message: “Be nice,” drop the extremes, and come back to listening

22:23 – How to become a better listener: ego, curiosity, and stepping outside your perspective

24:56 – Therapy + perspective: validating feelings without letting them swallow your life

27:18 – “Unreal” moments: leaving comfort → moving to LA → sleeping on a friend’s couch

32:38 – Turning pain into purpose: the heartbreak that pivoted his whole life

34:05 – Music + silence: why Brent prefers quiet and “ambient” grounding sounds

39:37 – Legacy question: what he hopes his future child would feel about his life

44:48 – What’s next: upcoming films + why he posts less but lives more

46:53 – Authentic interviews vs scripted answers

47:50 – Comfort food + Benihana joy

48:58 – Ty’s close: asking for connection, reviews, stars, and inviting listeners back

Top takeaways:

• Rejection hurts less when your career isn’t your identity.
• Going “half-in” protects your ego but it also blocks your breakthrough.
• Community + finances + self-awareness = resilience you can replicate.
• Reinvention is often born from discomfort… or heartbreak… and you can still be grateful for the pivot.

Reflection prompt: Where in your life are you “half-trying” so you’ll have an excuse if it doesn’t work… and what would change if you went all-in?

When you’re burned out, feeling lost, or wondering how to remember who you are, this episode feels like a hug wrapped in laughter and human realness.

Actor and creator DJ Pieper joins Quick Before You Forget host Ty Schmidt for a real conversation about staying grounded in a chaotic world, using music, mindset, and movement to come home to yourself without turning healing into another thing to optimize.

DJ shares the song that instantly brings him back to presence, why nature resets the nervous system, and a powerful journaling practice—“lies vs truths”—that helps you quiet the noise, stop comparing yourself, and reconnect with what’s real.

If you’ve been living in survival mode, chasing the next milestone, or feeling like you’re falling behind, this is your reminder: you are loved, you’re not alone, and you can take the next step—quick, before you forget.

In this episode: burnout recovery mindset, grounding techniques, journaling prompts, inner child healing, presence without your phone, creativity without monetization, and rebuilding identity through music + movement.

00:00 – Getting “hit by a car” + nervous system humor (and survival perspective)
DJ opens with a wild story that sets the tone: life is chaotic, but he’s here—laughing because he’s okay.

00:42 – Meet DJ Pieper + what this show is about (music, mindset, movement)
Ty introduces DJ and frames the episode around vulnerability, presence, and becoming.

02:30 – Childhood memory: noise + love + grounding
Growing up in a packed Sicilian household—loud energy, big support, and the quiet steadiness of his grandpa.

05:27 – The lesson from Grandpa Tom: “say less, ask more” + own your space
DJ shares a confidence principle: be comfortable where you stand—this space is yours.

07:26 – The grounding song: Kings of Leon, “Back Down South”
How music can instantly return you to the present—and why memory + sound are so regulating.

09:45 – If DJ had a megaphone in today’s chaos…
His message to the world: “You are loved.” 

11:15 – What he’d tell his 22-year-old self + the fear of being forgotten
A raw thread: chasing greatness, identity, and the pressure of time.

14:42 – What keeps you going when you feel behind?
DJ’s answer: create something, then go outside—nature, walks, and “smelling the roses.”

17:49 – Put the phone away: presence creates connection
Ty shares how real conversations happen in lines when you choose to be present.

19:16 – The “help someone” story: fixing a retaining wall → unexpected relationships
A powerful example of how generosity leads to connection (without trying to “network”).

22:43 – Unreal moment: $30, a train, acting class, Niagara Falls, and divine timing
A cinematic story about risk, trust, and getting rescued by the right people.

30:24 – Identity + music as integration
DJ talks about never feeling “enough” of one identity—music helps dissolve the question.

33:28 – Movement: skateboarding, BMX, and becoming kid-you again
Why movement isn’t fitness—it’s remembering yourself.

37:52 – How to find yourself again (inner child, joy, and play)
The core coaching moment: stop treating life like a monetization machine.

39:27 – “Not everything needs to be monetized.”
A burnout antidote in one sentence.

46:08 – Journaling prompt: “Lies vs Truths”
Write the lies you’re hearing → turn the page → write what’s true.

47:33 – Milwaukee + the 50 states goal (2 nights in every state)
Travel as a way to learn humans—life through people.

54:30 – Where to find DJ + current projects
Instagram/website + Star People mention + what he’s creating now.

57:23 – Anti Fashionism + masks, prompts, and bold creative outreach
A standout section for artists/creatives: visibility without selling your soul.

1:01:16 – Ty’s closing gratitude + invitation to connect + review the showA warm community-forward close 

Top takeaways:

• Staying grounded isn’t a personality trait—it’s a practice (music, nature, movement).
• Presence creates connection (and connection brings you back to yourself).
• Burnout worsens when everything becomes a metric, a brand, or a monetization plan.
• Try the Lies vs Truths journaling prompt: name the lie → replace it with what’s real.

Listener prompt: 

If you’re burned out or feeling lost, try this today:

1. Put your phone down for 10 minutes
2. Play one grounding song
3. Write one lie you’ve been believing
4. Write one truth that’s still true about you

DJ Pieper's Grounding Song: Kings of Leon, Back Down South

Dr. Antonio Harrison, known to many simply as "Coach Doc," has an honest, vulnerable, and transparent conversation with host Ty Schmidt about what to do when you feel burned out, lost, afraid, or stuck.

Together, they unpack the mindset shift that turns fear into forward motion, why many people aren’t actually afraid of failure (they’re afraid of success), and how to stop overthinking by focusing on one next step at a time.

They also explore resilience shaped by real life, the power of mentors and “transition figures,” and practical ways to reconnect when the world feels divided like getting outside, putting the phone down, and starting a simple conversation with a genuine compliment.

Plus: a rapid-fire music segment featuring the songs Coach Doc uses for transition, survival, and hype, and a challenge you can try today to build courage in a small but meaningful way. If you’ve been craving a reminder of who you are, you're in the right place.

Meaningful Moments

00:21 — Welcome + the heart of the show Music, mindset, and movement as tools for remembering who you are while building who you’re meant to be.

01:24 — Gratitude as a grounding practice Finding gratitude “especially in challenge,” and how connection can happen even before you’ve met someone.

03:25 — Coach Doc’s vulnerable share: a new spiritual commitment A year-long decision to pursue faith, commit to prayer, and document the journey in a book series.

05:19 — Why sharing faith feels risky right now Division, judgment, and choosing courage anyway.

07:05 — Reading the Bible front-to-back + what changed A deep personal commitment and the internal shifts that came with it.

08:25 — Belief vs. non-belief (and the “two twins” analogy) A story that reframed perspective on faith, life, and what we can’t fully see yet.

10:30 — The moment of rejection that became a lesson Approaching two women with pamphlets at a park… and getting shut down.

13:48 — A simple text that brought him back to center Daily affirmations to his sons — and the “love you too” that reset his nervous system.

16:29 — Childhood, survival, and resilience Sports as a safe haven; growing up fast; addiction in the household; learning hard realities early.

22:29 — Advice for fear, anxiety, and uncertainty Flip fear into nervousness, use your own history as proof, and stop assuming the worst.

25:54 — The fear nobody names: fear of success Being seen, attention, and why success can feel more threatening than failure.

29:41 — “Who got back on the bus for you?” The people who made him feel seen: Mrs. Atkinson and Coach Tom Fry.

35:05 — The marble gratitude practice A tangible way to give appreciation — and why gifts build courage.

37:33 — When life feels too heavy: simple ways back Stillness (learning to enjoy your own company), nature, and human connection.

40:00 — Compliments as a gateway to connection Why a genuine compliment helps people feel seen (and opens real conversation).

40:55 — The “worst case scenario” exercise Going down the rabbit hole, then building the plan: “Okay… then what?”

46:26 — Technology: disconnection or a lifeline Finding your tribe, being intentional, and not starting your day with the news/phone.

50:48 — The 80th birthday question Legacy, love, protection, and the stories you want people to tell about you.

55:06 — Speed round: advice to younger self “It’s okay. You’re gonna be all right.” 56:39 — Song of transition “A Change Is Gonna Come.”

57:34 — Song of survival + hype Survival: “Only God Can Judge Me.” Hype: “Ante Up (Remix)” + a family hype anthem.

1:00:55 — Where to find Coach Doc + practical excellence Speaking, courses, the Challenge Journal, and building meaningful change through small shifts.

1:08:02 — Ty’s closing invitation Connect, share feedback, leave a review, and come back “quick, before you forget.”

Coach Doc's Playlist: Song in Transition/Change: Sam Cooke, A Change is Gonna Come
Song of Surivival: Tupac, Only God Can Judge Me 
Hype Song: M.O.P. Ante Up Remix (ft. Busta Rhymes, Teflon & Remi Martin); E-40 ft. T.I. and Joyner Lucas